Download - Unit 2 Lesson 1 Prehistoric Peoples
Unit 2 Lesson 1Prehistoric Peoples
Early Native Americans
Standard• SS8H1 The student will evaluate
the development of Native American cultures and the impact of European exploration and settlement on the Native American cultures in Georgia.a. Describe the evolution of Native American cultures (Paleo, Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian) prior to European contact.
Essential Question• What led to the colonization
of Georgia?
Crossing the Land Bridge• Over 20,000 years ago,
earth experienced an ice age
• Humans got here following food; didn’t know land was here
• 1st life was in Africa• Crossed Bering Strait (land
bridge)• Took thousands of years to
migrate
Paleo Indian Period
• Paleo is Greek for “very old”
• 1st people in GA• Nomadic (roaming)
hunters• Hunted mastodons• Period referred to as
the Paleolithic age
Paleo
• Time Period: Before 10,000 years ago.
• Food Source: bison, mammoth, ground sloth, and mastodon
• Weapons: Spires• Shelter: no fixed
shelter; followed herds of large animals
Archaic Indian Period
• Greek meaning is “old”• Learn to make pottery
Archaic• Time Period: 8000 B.C. to
1000 B.C.• Food Source: Small game,
reptiles, fish, shellfish, berries, nuts, fruits
• Weapons, Tools: spears, choppers, drills, chipping tools, bone fish hooks, grooved axes, pipes, pottery
• Shelter: crude shelters, stayed in one place longer.
Woodland Indian Period• 3 sister crops, started farming–Maize, squash, and beans–Believed in life after death (tools
found in mounds)
Woodland• Time Period: 1000 B.C. to
1000 A.D.• Food Source: small game,
fish, nuts and berries, some crops (squash, sunflowers)
• Weapons, Tools: bow and arrow, pottery
• Shelter: small villages of dome-shaped huts with grass roofs, mounds
Mississippian Indian Period
• Lived in GA when Europeans arrived• Most highly developed• Know about this group from writings by
Hernando de Soto
Mississippian• Time Period: 700 A.D.• Food Source: crops
(maize, beans, pumpkins, squash)
• Weapons, Tools: similar to Woodland culture, stone hoes, copper headdresses.
• Shelter: larger villages with ceremonial buildings.
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Lesson Practice
Question 1
1. How did glaciers contribute to human migration to the Americas?
A. By making ice bridgesB. By creating otherwise scarce waterC. By exposing the land bridgeD. By growing the size of most animals
Question 2
2. During which period did people hunt mastodons?
A. Paleo-IndiansB. ArchaicC. WoodlandD. Mississippian
Question 3
3. In addition to squash, what other food crops made up the Three Sister?
A. Peppers and cornB. Potatoes and beansC. Beans and maizeD. Corn and potatoes
Question 4
4. Which early Native American period lasted until Europeans came to the Americas?
A. Paleo- IndianB. ArchaicC. MississippianD. Woodland
Early Indians